Intersate

Band Line Up.

Clem Smith - vocals

Michael Paterson - guitar

Ian Brown - guitar/keyboards/vocals

John Collins - drums

Alan Craig - bass, vocals

Formed in April 1979 and played the Glasgow circuit until 1983. their set consisted of rock covers and original material, one of the things that set them aside from some other bands was their antics onstage which involved "flying easter eggs", "smoke bombs" and a "revolting green grog", all of the band wore white boiler suits onstage and were also known to wander into the audience mid song for some vocal participation from the crowd and so earning themselves the reputation as "The Craziest Band in the Country", this did not take away from the fact that they were very good musicians well capable of performing their own material as well as performing covers "Better than the original bands concerned" (from "Scene" magazine 1981)

The Band were managed by Oasis night club in Clydebank who financed a single which featured the songs "Last Ghost" and "Lady" written by the band and recorded at Cava studios in Glasgow 1980, The band reformed for an Interstate reunion gig in May 2000 playing at the Gallery Bar in Carluke.

Clem Smith moved to California many years ago and has sadly passed away, John Collins - (drums) is now living and still playing in Newcastle, Alan Craig - (bass/vocals) played with a band called "Zen" and “Reflex” who supported SAHB, Ian Brown also played with the band Reflex before joining “Miami” and still performs today in a duo called “Just Uz” and Michael Paterson-lead guitar, played with the band "Private Lessons" also based in Scotland.

Big Thanks to Alan Craig and Michael Paterson for assisting with the band profile.

Bathgate Annual Open Air Gig--1979